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Different schools for different ages...
In Britain, there are 3 different phases of schooling a child
goes through. These are:
• Nursery ( up to 4 years old)
• Primary School (4-11 years old)
• Secondary school (11-18 years old)
There is also a system of ‘years’. Year 1 starts when you are
5-6yrs old, year 2 is from 6-7yrs, year 3 is from 7-8yrs etc...
A place for the young
NURSERY
Nursery
• Children can go to nursery from a
month or two, however most
children go at the age of around
2, depending on parental
decisions and circumstances.
• Nursery fulfils two roles: Child
care for working parents, and preschool education.
• Every child goes to nursery for at
least a year, leading into primary
school, this familiarises the child
with a school like environment
and encourages them to socialise
with others of their age.
Nursery Building
Nursery
• At nursery, there are no lessons
as such, as children are too young
for them, but instead, there are
sessions of learning; in the
younger years they will do
drawing and craft activities, and
in the older years the sessions
will be longer, and they may start
to learn to read and write. Again
though, this varies.
• Nurseries also allow parents to go
to work whilst their child is under
care for the day.
Infant and Junior Education
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Primary school
 Children go to primary school at 4 years old.
 The first year is called ‘reception’.
 In reception, children start to learn how to read
and write. They also learn numbers, art and craft
and do project work.
 A lot of work is play-based.
 They spend time each week in physical education.
 After reception, children start year 1.
Primary school
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As a child progresses through school,
different core subjects will be introduced
to them, these include:
History
Science
French
Citizenship and Guidance (C&G)
Geography
Individual sports (such as football)
Also, musical instruments are commonly
taken up at this age.
Primary school
Many schools do Drama
productions/ plays. They
can be open to the whole
school, or just the elder or
younger years.
Also running are after
school are clubs and
activities. They can involve
sports, music ensembles, or
art etc.
At the end of primary school...
The end of primary is a large step that children take
at the age of around 11 years old.
They leave their schools and go to new ones with
students up to 18 years old. Some secondary schools
require the student to have sat an exam called the
11+. If they pass, they have a place at a grammar
school, however that does not apply to all schools,
such as NSB.
A Change...
Primary School
 Most subjects are taught by
the class teacher
 The average school is
smaller, with fewer classes
 Basic facilities e.g. Science
 Less teachers
 Few extra-curricular
activities e.g. Sport, music
etc.
 Dependence
Secondary School
 There are different teachers
for different subjects
 Large schools up to 2000
pupils, with many classes
 More and better facilities
 Many teachers
 Lots of extra-curricular
activities at lunch time and
after school
 More independence
The main part
SECONDARY SCHOOL
An introduction to Secondary School...
A child arrives at secondary school...It is:
 Bigger
 Either single sex or mixed
 The classes are larger
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 There are more teachers
 The building/s are larger
 There are more classrooms
 The uniform is likely to be very different...
Key stages
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Through both secondary and primary schools, and across
Britain, there are ‘key stages’ of learning; like guide lines that
every school follows, these are:
Key stage 1 (years 1-2)
Key stage 2 (years 3-6)
Key stage 3 (years 7-9)
Key stage 4 (years 10-11)
Key stage 5 (years 12-13)
In year 11, students sit GCSE’s, a set of exams which one
studies for from year 9 onwards. Students sit AS level exams
in year 12, and A level exams in year 13.
New lessons
Many new subjects also occur, such as new
languages: French (if not learnt before),
Spanish, German and sometimes Latin.
A main one is Design Technology (DT), in this,
you manufacture products e.g. Wooden toys
and learn about their designs. Our school
specialises in music and DT.
Lessons in general
The number of lessons in a day varies from school to
school in Britain, and usually, secondary schools will
have more lessons and a longer day than most
primary schools. However, the average is around 6-8
lessons every day.
Lessons at our school
• At NSB, we have 7 lessons every day. We call them periods.
We have 3 before break, which is 30 minutes, then 2 before
lunch, which is 1 hour, and then our last 2.
• School starts at 8:45am, although is open from 7:45, and
finishes at 3:35pm, however you may choose to do a
club/activity after school, and that finishes at 5:00pm.
• School runs from Monday to Friday in most British schools,
including ours.
My timetable
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 4
Period 5
Period 6
Period 7
Monday
Music
Music
Art
Geography
Science
Maths
English
Tuesday
Design
Technology
Design
Technology
Citizenship
and
Guidance
Religious
Education
English
Physical
Education
(sport)
French
Wednesday
Information
Computer
Technology
Maths
French
English
Science
Physical
Education
(sport)
Physical
Education
(sport)
Thursday
Dance/
Drama
Dance/
Drama
English
History
Religious
Education
Maths
Spanish
Friday
Spanish
History
Design
Technology
Geography
Maths
Science
Science
Me
 I am in year 8, and I’m 12 years old.
 This is my second year at secondary school.
 I go to school at Northampton School for Boys, a school for just
boys, apart from the two last years of school; the sixth-form.
 I am good at academics and most expressive arts, but I enjoy all
subjects and learning in general.
 There are over 1500 students at my school; that is fairly large for
a secondary school in Britain.
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